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Clarence in Erie County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Clarence Town Park

 
 
Clarence Town Park Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Anton Schwarzmueller, June 17, 2014
1. Clarence Town Park Marker
Inscription. Site of the first automobile country club. Built in 1910 by the Automobile Club of Buffalo. Operated until 1957 when it was sold to the Town of Clarence for a town park. Plaque erected by Automobile Club of Western New York for Historical Society of the Town of Clarence in 1975.
 
Erected 1975 by Automobile Club of Western New York.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public WorkRoads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1910.
 
Location. 42° 58.692′ N, 78° 35.968′ W. Marker is in Clarence, New York, in Erie County. Marker can be reached from Main Street (New York State Route 5) 0.2 miles west of Ransom Road. Marker is within Clarence Town Park on Cummings Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10405 Main Street, Clarence NY 14031, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. This Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); To Commemorate (within shouting distance of this marker); In Grateful Memory (within shouting distance of this marker); In Memory of Our Comrades (within shouting distance of this marker); Clarence Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Watchman's Flag Shanty, West Shore Railroad
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(about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Goodrich-Landow Log Cabin (about 700 feet away); Town of Clarence - First Grist Mill in Erie County (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Clarence.
 
Also see . . .
1. History - Automobile Club of Buffalo / Clarence Town Park Club House. Buffalo as an Architectural Museum. (Submitted on June 30, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.) 

2. Automobile Club of Buffalo. National Register of Historic Places form, National Archives. (Submitted on September 17, 2023, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.) 
 
Approaching Clarence Town Park Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Anton Schwarzmueller, June 17, 2014
2. Approaching Clarence Town Park Marker
Clarence Town Park Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Anton Schwarzmueller, June 17, 2014
3. Clarence Town Park Marker
Clubhouse at left; view towards war memorials.
Clarence Town Park Marker - View Towards Playgrounds image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Anton Schwarzmueller, June 17, 2014
4. Clarence Town Park Marker - View Towards Playgrounds
The Clubhouse image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Anton Schwarzmueller, June 17, 2014
5. The Clubhouse
Clubhouse Plaques image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Anton Schwarzmueller, June 17, 2014
6. Clubhouse Plaques
On the corner of the clubhouse closest to the marker.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 17, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 30, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 584 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on June 30, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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